By CHIMPREPORTS
Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has announced plans to recruit enumerators ahead of the national census.
“The recruitment of enumerators and supervisors is set to commence soon, with advertisements set to start next week,” said UBOS Executive Director, Chris Mukiza on Friday.
Mukiza said candidates must be academically qualified, have a smartphone for digital census purposes, and be recommended by local leaders for their good character.
He was meeting with Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) and Town Clerks at Hotel Africana in Kampala.
The development comes amid cries by University students and graduates to be recruited for the national exercise.
Uganda is set to conduct the national census with the reference night being May 9, 2024.
The Census will be done in 10 days starting on 9th May 2024 to 19th May 2024.
After every 10 years, Uganda holds a national census and the last one was carried out in 2014.
The census figures play a critical role in guiding planning, policy formulation, and programme implementation as well as monitoring development progress in line with the national goals and objectives.
Officials said each supervisor will oversee 5 to 6 enumeration areas, ensuring accurate data collection.
The commitment to transparency is evident in the timeline for dissemination of provisional results, scheduled just a month after the census.
Following recruitment, Training of Trainers (TOT) will last 10 days, with enumerators scheduled to be trained at the sub-county level on 7th May.
Mukiza said, “Provisional results are expected to be disseminated a month after the census, providing valuable insights for planning and policy formulation.”
The census exercise will use digital technology to collect, process and disseminate census results.
The digital census will enable the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) to produce accurate and timely demographic, social and economic statistics.
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